Explanation
BACKGROUND: The city’s Purchasing Office has established a citywide universal term contract with Capital Wholesale Drug Co. (FL005520) for the purchase of pharmaceuticals. Columbus Public Health has already established five purchase orders this year with Capital Wholesale Drug Co. totaling $145,000 (UT054683, UT054570, UT054031, UL008295 & UL008296). This legislation authorizes the Director of Finance and Management to issue a purchase order to Capital Wholesale Drug Co. for the purchase of $20,000.00 in additional pharmaceuticals for Columbus Public Health.
Because of potential health and safety risks to our patients and clients, emergency action is hereby requested. The contract compliance number for Capital Wholesale Drug Co. is 314377882, which is effective through April 30, 2016.
FISCAL IMPACT: Monies for this purchase order were budgeted in the Health Special Revenue Fund for fiscal year 2015.
Title
To authorize the Director of Finance and Management to issue a purchase order to Capital Wholesale Drug Co. for the purchase of pharmaceuticals for Columbus Public Health from an existing Universal Term Contract; to authorize the expenditure of $20,000.00 from the Health Special Revenue Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($20,000.00)
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WHEREAS, there was a formal competitive bid process issued through the city’s Purchasing Office to establish a Universal Term Contract FL005520 with Capital Wholesale Drug Co. for the option to purchase pharmaceuticals; and
WHEREAS, Columbus Public Health has already established five purchase orders this year with Capital Wholesale Drug Co. totaling $145,000 (UT054683, UT054570, UT054031, UL008295 & UL008296); and,
WHEREAS, Columbus Public Health has an additional need to purchase pharmaceuticals for its patients and clients; and,
WHEREAS, in order to ensure the health and safety of our patients and clients, emergency action is hereby requested; and,
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of Columbus Public Health in that it is immediately necessary to establish a purchase order with Capital Wholesale Drug Co. for the preservation of the public health, peace, property, safety and welfare; Now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the Director of Finance and Management is hereby authorized and directed to establish a purchase order with Capital Wholesale Drug Co. for the purchase of pharmaceuticals for patients and clients of Columbus Public Health in accordance with the terms and conditions of Universal Term Contract FL005520.
SECTION 2. That the expenditure of $20,000.00 is hereby authorized from the Health Special Revenue Fund, Fund No. 250, Department of Health, Division No. 50-01, Object Level One 02, Object Level Three 2207, OCA 513200.
SECTION 3. That the funds necessary to carry out the purpose of this ordinance are hereby deemed appropriated, and the City Auditor shall establish such accounting codes as necessary.
SECTION 4. That for the reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, this ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure and shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and approval by the Mayor, or ten days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.